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St Anne's Church Brislington Bristol UK walkinbristol

The parish Church

of

St Anne

5 Nearest Attraction

 

1.St Annes Park

BS4 4EQ

    (0,2 mile - 5 min walking)

2. Netham Park

BS5 9RU

    (0,5 mile - 10 min walking) 

3. St Anne's Wood and Well

BS4 4BW

    (0,6 mile - 13 min walking)

4. St Cuthbert's Church

BS4 3PG

    (0,6 mile - 13 min walking)

5. Eastwood Farm Nature Reserve

BS4 4ED

    (1,0 mile - 20 min walking)

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Nearest Public Toilet

             

   Tenpin

(Community Toilet Scheme)  

 Accessible
Avonmeads, St Philips Causeway  
BS2 0SP

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Salisbury Road, St Anne's, Bristol, Brislington, BS4 4EL

Tel: 0117 971 0523

 

It is a large church, built of the local Pennant stone with Bath stone dressings in a Decorated Gothic style.

The architect was H.M.Bennett.

 

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Richie's opinion :

" This Church nearby is  the St. Annes well, a former pilgrimage site visited by Henry VII, because of it ,I thought,  it is a monumental and rich decorated  , but it isn't. 

Maybe if the customs hadn't changed with the ages, and it wouldn't have been fell a bomb on the steps in 1940..."

History

The church is over 100 years old and was built in 1904.the architect was H.M.Bennett. 
Nearby is St. Annes well, a former pilgrimage site visited by Henry VII.
Viewed from Salisbury Road, the church appears just the same as it was built in 1902-1905. 
It is a large church, built of the local Pennant stone with Bath stone dressings in a Decorated Gothic style. 
The church as built consists of a five-bayed nave with four-bayed aisles, and transepts in the wider east bay. 
Chancel of almost full height with side chapels. 
A tower was not planned, instead there is a west double bellcote, but with only one bell today. The west front is of some merit and the portal is rather ornate.
Seen from the north-west, there is a clear indication that something has happened to the church, as roof lights appear in the eastern half of the nave. 
In September 1940 a bomb fell on the steps in front of the west door of the church, the explosion wrecking all but four of the windows and destoying the door casing. 
The west wall outside still bears marks today of the blast. 
Nothing but a tarpaulin covered the entrance for nearly a year but such was the dedication and hard work of the parishioners that a wedding planned for the weekend was still able to take place in the damaged building.
This main entrance however today leads into the parish hall.
A new less ornate - well frankly makeshift - doorcasing has been built. The aisles have been blocked off by blocking the arches and extra light is obtained by four modern roof-lights. 
A kitchen and new vestry have been created in the south aisle.
The main church body was split in half creating a separate hall and worship area. 
More recently the church was re-ordered and the altar was moved to it's current location beneath the East window.

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